Winners post slow times in Healing Hands 5K

FLINT, Michigan — On a course that was apparently longer than advertised, John Niven of Swartz Creek won the Healing Hands five-kilometer road race Saturday at Mott Community College with a time of 19:00.

Sue Larsen of Fenton was the women’s winner and took third overall in 19:14.

Both runners routinely finish 5K’s between 17:00 and 17:30. Times for other runners were also significantly slower than usual.